Article
Reynolds v. United States (1879)
Encyclopedia of the First Amendment
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Disciplines
Abstract
In Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1897), the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a federal law prohibiting polygamy did not violate the free exercise clause of the First Amendment. The Court's decision was among the first to hold that the free exercise of religion is not absolute.
Editor
John R. Vile, David L. Hudson Jr., & David Schultz
Publisher
Congressional Quarterly Press
ISBN
9780872893115
Citation Information
Hermann, J. R. (2009). Reynolds v. United states (1879). In J. R. Vile, D. L. Hudson Jr., & D. Schultz (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the first amendment (pp. 929). Congressional Quarterly Press.